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phosphore

phosphore is the archaic form of phosphor.

Meaning of phosphor

Noun

phosphor (countable and uncountable, plural phosphors)

  1. Any of various compounds of transition metals or of rare earths that exhibit phosphorescence.
  2. (obsolete) Phosphorus.
  3. (obsolete, proper-noun) The planet Venus, when appearing as a morning star

Forms of phosphore

pluralphosphores

Questions about phosphore

What is phosphore the archaic form of?
Phosphore is the archaic form of phosphor.

Words near phosphore in the dictionary

  1. phosphorated
  2. phosphorates
  3. phosphorating
  4. phosphoration
  5. phosphorations
  6. phosphore
  7. phosphoreal
  8. phosphoreceiver
  9. phosphoreceivers
  10. phosphoreceptor
  11. phosphoreceptors

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